Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for AVB Earnings

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings estimates for AvalonBay Communities in a report issued on Tuesday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $11.24 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $11.26. The consensus estimate for AvalonBay Communities’ current full-year earnings is $11.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AvalonBay Communities’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.84 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.84 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.93 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.53 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.99 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.06 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.09 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.18 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Evercore ISI reiterated an “in-line” rating and issued a $214.00 price target on shares of AvalonBay Communities in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Scotiabank decreased their target price on AvalonBay Communities from $215.00 to $193.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of AvalonBay Communities from $199.00 to $191.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on shares of AvalonBay Communities in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 price objective for the company. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lowered AvalonBay Communities from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $203.50.

AvalonBay Communities Stock Performance

AvalonBay Communities stock opened at $178.26 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.75. AvalonBay Communities has a 1-year low of $166.73 and a 1-year high of $230.21. The company’s 50-day moving average is $180.03 and its 200 day moving average is $187.06.

AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.81 by ($0.06). AvalonBay Communities had a return on equity of 9.72% and a net margin of 38.78%.The firm had revenue of $766.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $766.22 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.74 EPS.

AvalonBay Communities Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were paid a $1.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $7.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%. AvalonBay Communities’s payout ratio is 85.47%.

Institutional Trading of AvalonBay Communities

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AVB. Metis Global Partners LLC grew its position in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 13.8% in the 2nd quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 36,980 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $7,525,000 after buying an additional 4,473 shares during the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC boosted its stake in AvalonBay Communities by 78.7% in the second quarter. FORA Capital LLC now owns 15,702 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,195,000 after acquiring an additional 6,916 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its position in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 17.7% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 449,348 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $90,768,000 after purchasing an additional 67,695 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 723,402 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $147,212,000 after purchasing an additional 10,929 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of AvalonBay Communities by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 269,301 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $54,803,000 after purchasing an additional 13,400 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.61% of the company’s stock.

About AvalonBay Communities

AvalonBay Communities, Inc (NYSE: AVB) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, develops, redevelops and manages multifamily residential properties. The company focuses on professionally managed apartment communities, offering a range of rental housing options and related resident services. As a REIT, AvalonBay’s core activities center on the acquisition and development of apartment assets and the ongoing operations and leasing of those communities.

AvalonBay’s operating activities include ground-up development, strategic redevelopment of existing properties, property and asset management, and on-site leasing and resident services.